Chugyeogja (2008)

English title: The Chaser.

An ex-cop who is now a pimp has several of his employees gone missing recently and he suspects one of his clients is selling them. When he gets a call from his missing whores' last customer, he hatches a plan to capture him, but things do not go as planned.

South Korean thriller. Be warned that it has some graphic violence that may prove very disturbing to some. All the characters save (possibly) the leading one have very low IQ, judging from their courses of action. This gives it unmistakable satirical undertones which have put off some viewers who perhaps expected a more "serious" realistic approach. The narrative is complex, taut, and undeniably gripping. The fundamental core of the movie, perhaps, is a a critique of liberal-minded modernity which just gets in the way of efficiency and order. I am all for that kind of vision, naturally. Down with so-called universal human rights, "free" press, "democracy" and the likes of those. No hopes of anything good happening where I live, though. Criminals of all kinds will continue to roam the streets at night (and in broad daylight also!) and scare peace-loving citizens like myself for as long as I live, I am sure.

Thanks to the friend who suggested this movie to me.

Rating: 68